Support Those Affected By Local Disasters - Milo & Piscataquis County, ME
Your Role
Your local American Red Cross office is seeking volunteers in your area to help provide 24-hour emergency response to local disasters, particularly house fires, ensuring that those affected have access to resources for basic necessities such as food, shelter and clothing.
Responsibilities
- Take trainings to be equipped to support families/individuals who have been displaced by local emergencies including severe storms, home fires, and more
- Sign up for on-call shifts to be available to respond if needed
- Show the utmost compassion and respect for all clients and maintain client confidentiality
- Help connect clients with Red Cross and other resources to make sure their most basic needs are met following the emergency (shelter, food, clothing, medication, etc.) and help make referrals when Red Cross Mental Health, Spiritual Care, and Health Services may be needed
Requirements
- Passionate about our Red Cross mission
- Basic computer skills
- Effective communication skills
- Flexibility
Qualifications
We are seeking someone who is passionate about our Red Cross mission, has at least basic computer skills, effective communication skills, and flexibility.
Skills
- Caring individual
- Compassion
- Respect
- Client confidentiality
- Resource management
- Communication
- Flexibility
Benefits
- Disaster response experience with a highly respected organization
Pay
No pay is provided for this role.
Schedule
This role involves on-call shifts that may require immediate availability during emergencies.
Benefits
- Opportunity to give back to the community
- Disaster response experience with a highly respected organization
Red Cross Commitment
The American Red Cross aspires to be an organization fully committed to diversity and inclusion by creating and maintaining a diverse, high-performing workforce of employees and volunteers who reflect all communities we serve. Our need for volunteers is constant and our guidelines reflect the latest CDC safety recommendations and follow the national and local government laws. COVID-19 vaccination is strongly encouraged and when conditions demand masks are required for in-person volunteer service.